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Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and U.S. Representative Sarah Elfreth were joined by Senator Angela Alsobrooks and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin,... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Members Push for Funding for Mental Health at U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the Hamas October 7th attacks: “Today, three years after the horrific Hamas attacks of October 7th,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement Marking Three Years Since October 7th Hamas Attacks

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on today’s postponed hearing before U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis on the Trump Administration’s... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Kilmar Ábrego Garcia Deportation Hearing

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) led more than 15 of their colleagues in submitting an amicus brief supporting a federal judge’s ruling that... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Booker, Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Against Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development for Attacking Fair Housing Program

Yesterday, members of Maryland’s Congressional Delegation and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott held a meeting at the United States Capitol to discuss their work on a range of... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott Meet to Discuss Baltimore City Priorities

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representatives Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.), Greg Landsman (D-Ohio), and Don Beyer (D-Va.), along with 75 of their colleagues, called on... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Mfume, Landsman, Beyer Lead 75 Colleagues in Pressing Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposal that Would Gut Civil Rights Protections for Federal Employees

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), alongside Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.),... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Urges SEC to Preserve Investor Protections in Stock Trading Rules

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, wrote to Opportunity Financial... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Warren Call on Predatory Lender Opportunity Financial (“OppFi”) to Withdraw National Bank Application

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, alongside Senators Jack... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Banking Committee Democrats in Call on Bill Pulte to Reverse Illegal Decision to Eliminate FHFA Watchdog

Yesterday, legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to designate the upcoming Museum of the Blind People's Movement in Baltimore as the official National... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Committee Passage of Bill to Designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement as a National Museum

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) reintroduced the Higher Education Grant Flexibility Act of 2026, legislation to make higher education in America more affordable and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Reintroduces Bill to Make Higher Education More Accessible for Students with Disabilities

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding his vote against moving forward with the Ratepayer Protection Act, legislation that fails to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Opposition to Moving Forward on Ratepayer Protection Act Without Meaningful Action to Lower Costs for Americans

As concerns grow about the threats posed to the American workforce by AI – and as U.S. long-term unemployment hits nearly two million – U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is... Continue Reading about As AI Threatens American Workforce, Van Hollen Introduces Legislation to Create Jobs and Tackle Long-term Unemployment

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the Senate’s vote this evening on his 502B privileged resolution requiring the Department of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Senate Vote on Privileged Resolution Seeking Answers on West Bank Violence

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding OpenAI’s decision to hold its release of the GPT-6.1 Astra model. The decision follows... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on OpenAI Decision to Hold Release of Latest Model

Yesterday, members of Maryland’s Congressional Delegation held a meeting at the United States Capitol to discuss their work on a range of issues relating to the Port of Baltimore,... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Meets to Discuss Critical Priorities for the Port of Baltimore

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $8.6 Million to Increase Safety and Security in Places of Worship

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and ten of his colleagues called on Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon to cease further disruption of IDEA programs... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Need for Dedicated Leadership for Students with Disabilities After Abrupt Resignation of Department of Education Assistant Secretary

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Danny Davis (D-Ill.) and Alma Adams (D-N.C.) reintroduced two bills to improve access... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Booker, Davis, Adams Introduce Bicameral Bills to Improve Access to Care for Americans with Sickle Cell Disease

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led more than 15 of his colleagues in calling on President Donald Trump to negotiate a formal agreement between the U.S. and China on... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, More than 15 Senate Democrats Push Trump to Negotiate AI Guardrails with Xi